Florida lawmakers look for bipartisan fix for mass incarceration The limit for felony theft in Florida is $300. That’s pretty much the cost of your basic cell phone these days. And that’s the sort of thing that can land lots of people in prison for a very

The limit for felony theft in Florida is $300. That’s pretty much the cost of your basic cell phone these days. And that’s the sort of thing that can land lots of people in prison for a very long time. For stealing a single $300 cell phone.

Now, Florida lawmakers are looking to increase that limit to $1,500 in a bipartisan move for criminal justice reform.

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